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Core i7-3687U vs i5-3330


Description
Both models i7-3687U and i5-3330 are based on Ivy Bridge architecture.

"Ivy Bridge is the last Intel microarchitecture for which there is official driver support for Windows XP . It is made under 22 nm Tri-Gate transistor (""3D"") technology and is basically a Sandy Bridge shrink. It has PCI Express 3.0 support and RdRand instruction for security tasks."

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-3687U gets a score of 51 k points while the i5-3330 gets 104.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-3330 is 2.1 times faster than the i7-3687U . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306a9
306a9
Core
Ivy Bridge
Ivy Bridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.1 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.3 GHz
3.2 GHz
Socket
BGA1023
LGA 1155
Cores/Threads
2 /4
4/4
TDP
17 W
77 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
6144 kB
Date
January 2013
September 2012
Mean monothread perf.
28.55k points
29.84k points
Mean multithread perf.
50.95k points
104.78k points

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
i7-3687U
i5-3330
Test#1 (Integers)
10.17k
10.85k (x1.07)
Test#2 (FP)
10.16k
10.47k (x1.03)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.86k
4.21k (x1.09)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.36k
4.31k (x0.99)
TOTAL
28.55k
29.84k (x1.05)

Multithread

i7-3687U

i5-3330
Test#1 (Integers)
17.48k
41.77k (x2.39)
Test#2 (FP)
21.1k
40.2k (x1.91)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.81k
16.11k (x2.06)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.57k
6.7k (x1.47)
TOTAL
50.95k
104.78k (x2.06)

Performance/W
i7-3687U
i5-3330
Test#1 (Integers)
1028 points/W
542 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1241 points/W
522 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
460 points/W
209 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
269 points/W
87 points/W
TOTAL
2997 points/W
1361 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-3687U
i5-3330
Test#1 (Integers)
3082 points/GHz
3390 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3078 points/GHz
3272 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1170 points/GHz
1316 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1320 points/GHz
1347 points/GHz
TOTAL
8650 points/GHz
9325 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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